Marquis Pingxi returned to his residence in a daze, and was stopped by Granny Du as soon as he entered.
Granny Du said, "My lord, the lady and the young lady are at the Great Buddha Temple. The young lady misses you terribly. I hope you will go to the Great Buddha Temple to see our young lady."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Pingxi felt a surge of annoyance and said irritably, "Don't they want to stay at the Great Buddha Temple? Then let them stay there. They can come back whenever they want." With that, he turned and entered through the second gate without looking back.
Marquis Pingxi has two concubines, who are usually kept in check by Madam Chen. How could these two concubines have any chance to get close to the Marquis? But now that Madam Chen is away from home, these two concubines naturally try every means to get Marquis Pingxi to come.
Du Mama naturally understood this principle. After the Marquis of Pingxi entered through the second gate, she followed him in. From a distance, she saw one of the concubines stop the Marquis of Pingxi and say something. After the concubine bowed, the Marquis of Pingxi continued to walk forward. Du Mama felt a wave of disgust. In this deep mansion, whether the master was favored or not was related to the vital interests of the servants who served the master. Only when the master was favored could the servants benefit from it.
Granny Du snorted twice in anger, turned around and walked towards the main gate. She needed to hurry to the Great Buddha Temple to report to her master.
At this moment, Marquis Pingxi didn't want to do anything; he just wanted to find someone to have a good talk with and ask for some advice.
After pondering for a long time, Marquis Pingxi decided that he still had to go to his mother. After all, his mother was his biological mother and would always have to consider her own son. Now, he couldn't even trust Xiao Chenshi anymore.
Madam Zheng naturally knew that her son had gone out to meet with Marquis Yongning, but she did not know what they talked about. Seeing the appearance of Marquis Pingxi, Madam Zheng asked Granny Gui to bring him a bowl of hot cheese.
After finishing a bowl of hot cheese, the Marquis of Pingxi's chaotic mind finally cleared up a bit.
After recounting to the old lady what the Marquis of Yongning had told her, the old lady pondered for a long time before asking, "My lord, are you planning to continue to maintain a facade of peace and tranquility, or do you want to cure the deep-seated illness?"
Marquis Pingxi hesitated for a moment and said, "Marquis Yongning said that if we are caught in the act because of these things, I might not be able to cover it up in the future. Mother, I also want everything to be clear, but I really have no idea what to do now."
The old lady said, "You must trust your mother; leave this matter to her."
Marquis Pingxi waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Mother, you are getting on in years, how can I trouble you to do these things?"
Madam Zheng sighed and said, "Although I have been out of the public eye all these years, I am still aware that the decline of a family often begins with unrest within the household. The clansmen are now taking advantage of the Marquis's power to bully others. This Marquis of Yongning will not have told you this without solid evidence. My lord, it is truly time to make a decision."
Marquis Pingxi said, “Mother, I naturally want to do these things well, but in recent years I have indulged in pleasure and have neither people nor money. I am truly willing but unable to do so.”
Madam Zheng waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, you don't need to worry about it. The shops and estates that I brought with me as part of my dowry have been doing well all these years and have also cultivated some talents. I'll send these people back to my hometown in Jizhou and let your third uncle help manage them."
When it comes to eliminating the influence of the Chen family in their hometown, how could Old Madam Zheng possibly waste the opportunity? Naturally, she would make good use of it and deal with those people in her hometown.
Madam Zheng had known for a long time that Xiao Chen was colluding with people from her hometown to line her own pockets and taking a lot of benefits from the produce of the sacrificial fields. Since she dared to take it, Madam Zheng was now willing to make her give it all back.
Not for any other reason than to avoid hindering Zheng Boyuan, and to ensure the future of the Pingxi Marquis's mansion. It all depends on whether Zheng Boyuan still has any affection for the Pingxi Marquis's mansion.
The old lady watched the departing figure of the Marquis of Pingxi as he walked out of her courtyard, sighed, and called in Granny Yu. After giving her some instructions, Granny Yu smiled slightly and then went to arrange the manpower.
Marquis Yongning didn't actually want to get involved in Marquis Pingxi's affairs, but for Xu Zhi and Zheng Boyuan's sake, he had no choice but to intervene.
Xiao Yuan's presence in the Xu family is both an opportunity and a crisis for the family. The Marquis of Yongning, being shrewd and calculating, naturally understands what the Emperor means. The Emperor has not taken a liking to any of the adult princes; what the Emperor has taken a liking to is actually the underage Xiao Yuan, who is unknown to outsiders.
Whether out of pity for Xiao Yuan's birth mother or for other reasons, since Emperor Liang Cheng entrusted the child to the Xu family for care, then Xiao Yuan should be raised to be a qualified successor in Emperor Liang Cheng's eyes. The Zheng family are relatives of Zheng Boyuan, and Zheng Boyuan is the son-in-law of the Xu family. In the future, these rotten things of the Zheng family members may become targets for attacking Zheng Boyuan. In that case, it is better to get rid of these things as soon as possible.
Xu Zhi naturally had no idea what would happen after she sent out her two letters, but now she was already on a boat, heading south to Qiantang.
Qiantang is the hometown of Granny Lu. When Granny Lu left here, she was only seven or eight years old. When she returned, her temples were already gray.
Because of this, Xu Zhi decided to stay in Qiantang for two more days so that Granny Lu could properly experience her hometown.
The scenery of Jiangnan was beautiful, and even Zheng Yuanyuan was captivated by the misty and rainy landscape.
After walking along the streets of Qiantang City, Granny Lu stayed in the inn and did not go out again.
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